85R15253 MEW-F     By: Hughes S.B. No. 1839       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the preparation, certification, and classification of   public school educators.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.043, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 21.043.  ACCESS TO PEIMS DATA.  (a)  The agency shall   provide the board with access to data obtained under the Public   Education Information Management System (PEIMS).          (b)  The agency shall provide educator preparation programs   with data based on information reported through the Public   Education Information Management System (PEIMS) that enables an   educator preparation program to:                (1)  assess the impact of the program; and                (2)  revise the program as needed to improve the design   and effectiveness of the program.          (c)  The agency in coordination with the board shall solicit   input from education preparation programs to determine information   for educator preparation programs to report through the Public   Education Information Management System (PEIMS).          SECTION 2.  Section 21.045, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  To assist an educator preparation program in improving   the design and effectiveness of the program in preparing educators   for the classroom, the agency shall provide to each program any data   reported by the program to the agency under Subsection (b) relating   to the program that is compiled and analyzed by the agency.          SECTION 3.  Sections 21.052(a), (c), and (d), Education   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  The board may issue a certificate to an educator who   applies for a certificate and:                (1)  holds:                      (A)  a degree issued by an institution accredited   by a regional accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a   nationally recognized accreditation board; or                      (B)  a degree issued by an institution located in   a foreign country, if the degree is equivalent to a degree described   by Paragraph (A); and                (2)  holds an appropriate certificate or other   credential issued by another state or country for which the   educator performed [; and                [(3)  performs] satisfactorily on [:                      [(A)     the examination prescribed under Section   21.048; or                      [(B)     if the educator holds a certificate or other   credential issued by another state or country,] an examination   [similar to and at least as rigorous as that described by Paragraph   (A)] administered to the educator under the authority of that state   that is similar to and at least as rigorous as the examination   prescribed under Section 21.048.          (c)  The board may issue a temporary certificate under this   section to an educator who holds a degree required by Subsection   (a)(1), holds [and] a certificate or other credential required by   Subsection (a)(2), and has complied with the criminal history   record information review application requirement but who has not   satisfied other application [the] requirements [prescribed by   Subsection (a)(3)].  Subject to Subsection (d), the board may   specify the term of a temporary certificate issued under this   subsection.          (d)  A temporary certificate issued under Subsection (c) to   an educator employed by a school district that has constructed or   expanded at least one instructional facility as a result of   increased student enrollment due to actions taken under the Defense   Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section 2687)   may not expire before the first anniversary of the date on which the   board completes the review of the educator's credentials [and   informs the educator of the examination or examinations under   Section 21.048 on which the educator must perform successfully to   receive a standard certificate].          SECTION 4.  Section 30A.112(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The state virtual school network may provide or   authorize providers of electronic professional development courses   to provide professional development for:                (1)  teachers who are teaching subjects or grade levels   for which the teachers are not certified; or                (2)  [teachers who must become highly qualified under   Section 1119, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section   6319); or                [(3)]  teachers who must become qualified under the   Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400   et seq.).          SECTION 5.  The following provisions of the Education Code   are repealed:                (1)  Section 21.005;                (2)  Sections 21.052(e) and (g); and                (3)  Section 21.057(e).          SECTION 6.  Section 21.052, Education Code, as amended by   this Act, applies only to an application submitted on or after the   effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the   application was submitted, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.